Overview
- Gottschalk revealed in a Bild interview that he has an epitheloid angiosarcoma, making his illness public after weeks of speculation about his condition.
- His wife said surgeons removed parts of a ureter and the bladder during a major operation in July, followed by a second procedure after further cancerous tissue was found.
- He remains on strong opioid painkillers, which the couple say led to confusion seen at the Bambi gala and Austria’s Romy awards.
- Gottschalk stated he cannot continue performing and must focus on recovery, leaving his planned RTL farewell appearance on December 6 uncertain.
- He said he kept recent commitments because of longstanding obligations, and doctors advised against skipping medication despite its cognitive side effects.